Hailu Mekonnen

Hailu Mekonnen ( born April 4, 1980 in the province of Arsi ) is an Ethiopian middle and long distance runners.

In 1998 he won bronze at the junior race of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Marrakech and silver in the 5000m at the European Athletics Championships in Africa Dakar. The following year, he won at the World Cross Country Championships in Belfast the title in the junior race and the bronze medal in the short track. A seventh place in the 5000m at the World Athletics Championships in Seville followed gold over 1500 m at the Pan-African Games in Johannesburg. In 2000 he was. At the World Cross Country Championships in Vilamoura sixth on the short distance and reached at the Olympic Games in Sydney about 1500 m the semi-finals

He was at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Lisbon seventh over 1500 m, Tenth on the short distance at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Ostend and eighth in the 5000m at the World Championships in Edmonton. In 2002, he won bronze in the short track race of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Dublin, 2003 Silver 5000 m at the Pan-African Games in Abuja.

He then moved to road running. In 2005 he won the Montferland Run, and in 2007 he was eighth in the half marathon competition of Reims Marathon. In 2009 he was second in the Great Scottish Run, but did not reach at the World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham the goal. In 2010, he was ninth at the Barcelona Marathon, eighth in the Paris Marathon, won the Great Scottish Run and was fifth at the Amsterdam Marathon.

In 2011 he won the Tokyo Marathon.

Personal Best

  • Hall: 3:54,78 min, February 13, 2000 Liévin
  • Hall: 7:38,4 min, February 20, 2000, Birmingham
Arsi Province Long-distance running 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 5000 metres 1998 African Championships in Athletics 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1999 World Championships in Athletics 1999 All-Africa Games 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Barcelona-Marathon Amsterdam-Marathon Mile run Milan 3000 metres
369800
de